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id: "MAL-2026-18336"
kind: "package"
aliases: ["MAL-2026-18336"]
title: "Malicious code in h13t0ry-hello-demo (PyPI)"
severity: "critical"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "h13t0ry-hello-demo", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 0.1.0", "ecosystem": "pypi"}]
ecosystems: ["pypi"]
tags: ["malicious", "package"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-10-27T03:49:17+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-27T05:47:36+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-27T05:49:00+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "osv-malicious", "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-18336", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-27T05:47:36+00:00"}]
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# Malicious code in h13t0ry-hello-demo (PyPI)

## Affected

- pypi:h13t0ry-hello-demo affected = 0.1.0 fixed ?

## Timeline

- 2026-10-27T05:47:36+00:00 osv-malicious https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-18336

## From the sources

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## Source: kam193 (e27409f6c0ba5c7e7ba22f21c8b4806686ae8b64f4d7daf2dd9a7e6182bef5ab)
During import package starts a reverse shell


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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.


Campaign: 2026-10-h13t0ry-hello-demo


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.

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